Dementia breakthrough? Scientists identify one cause sparking hope for new treatments | Health | Life & Style | Daily Express

Dementia breakthrough? Scientists identify one cause sparking hope for new treatments | Health | Life & Style | Daily Express - Health Council

An editorial in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease brings together evidence linking microbes – a virus and two kinds of bacteria – to the development of the illness. The authors are calling for more research into the area, including clinical trials of antimicrobial drugs as potential Alzheimer’s treatments. The editorial claims are based on substantial published evidence implicating the microbes – a virus and two specific types of bacteria – in the cause of the degenerative illness.

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